{"id":120855,"date":"2023-11-07T04:19:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T04:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=120855"},"modified":"2023-11-07T04:19:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T04:19:05","slug":"the-beautiful-country-with-almost-no-tourists-thats-80-a-day-cheaper-to-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/travel\/the-beautiful-country-with-almost-no-tourists-thats-80-a-day-cheaper-to-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"The beautiful country with almost no tourists that\u2019s \u00a380 a day cheaper to visit"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bhutan, which has been described as \u201cidyllic\u201d and \u201cmajestic\u201d by @mikeej99 on TripAdvisor, is a great holiday destination to visit without the hassle of bumping into many tourists.<\/p>\n

Perched on the eastern edge of the Himalayas, the tiny kingdom of Bhutan\u00a0has always been wrapped in a sense of mystique.<\/p>\n

It only opened to foreign tourists as recently as 1974, only allows its two national airlines to fly into Paro airport, and levies a steep daily visitor tax to keep tourist crowds at bay.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The result is a country seemingly frozen in time, unchanged by the idea of mass tourism. These changes do give travellers more freedom in designing their itineraries.<\/p>\n

Previously, all guides, hotels, and transportation had to be booked through an accredited tour operator, but that’s no longer required. Visitors can now book every element of their trip \u2014 from flights to drivers \u2014 independently, making it easier to stick to a budget by staying at traditional homestays and campsites.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Since opening up to tourism in 1974, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan has earned a reputation as one of the most pristine \u2013 and expensive \u2013 places to visit on the planet.<\/p>\n

Tight controls on tourism and high daily tourist fees have helped to preserve a traditional Buddhist culture that is rapidly vanishing from other parts of the Himalayas.<\/p>\n

In 2022, those fees climbed even higher, as Bhutan opened its borders to travellers following the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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